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Respiratory Examination — DCE Clinical Case
DCE short-case clinical station: a systematic respiratory examination of a 66-year-old woman with progressive exertional dyspnoea, weight loss, and a history of smoking, presenting with bilateral fine basal crackles, finger clubbing, and the signs of interstitial lung disease — the examination routine, the interpretation of findings, the differential diagnosis, the investigation plan, and the examiner discussion questions.
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DCE short-case clinical station: a systematic respiratory examination of a 66-year-old woman with progressive exertional dyspnoea, weight loss, and a history of smoking, presenting with bilateral fine basal crackles, finger clubbing, and the signs of interstitial lung disease — the examination routine, the interpretation of findings, the differential diagnosis, the investigation plan, and the examiner discussion questions.
Respiratory Examination — Clinical Case
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